Las Vegas shooting: Recap of events after couple gunned down two cops and Walmart shopper

The couple allegedly yelled "tell the police the revolution has begun" during the attack

Five people were left dead in Las Vegas yesterday after a couple burst into a pizza restaurant and gunned down two police officers as they ate their lunch.

The pair, who also shot dead a woman in a branch of Walmart, turned their gun on themselves following the rampage.

They were heard to shout "tell the police the revolution has begun" during the attack.

11:26 pm

Welcome to our live coverage of the aftermath of a gun rampage in Las Vegas which has left five people dead.

A couple shot dead two police officers and a Walmart shopper before turning the gun on themselves in Las Vegas.

Police said the carnage started when a man and a woman walked into a pizza restaurant and shot two cops as they were eating from point blank range.

They then walked out towards a Walmart supermarket in the retail park where they shot another person shopping in the store.

They then shot each other, witnesses said.

11:33 pm

The two suspects, whose gender, age or identity were not immediately provided by authorities, walked into a CiCi's Pizza shop at about 11:30 a.m. local time and immediately ambushed the uniformed patrol officers, then took the officers' weapons and ran across the street to the Wal-Mart, city police spokeswoman Laura Meltzer said.

11:37 pm

After shooting the two officers the pair were reported to have stolen their weapons and ammunition before running out of the restaurant.

One of the officers was killed at the scene while another died in surgery after being taken to a nearby hospital.

12:01 am

The two suspects then shot a shopper inside a local Walmart supermarket.

Earlier reports claimed the victim had opened fire on the couple as they ran into the store screaming for everyone to leave.

Assistant Sheriff Kevin McMahill said the male shooter, described as a tall white man, yelled “everyone get out” before shooting.

The man and woman then went to the back of the store and “there was some kind of suicide pact,” McMahill said.The shooters were carrying large duffel bags and took their own lives as a Las Vegas SWAT team neared the scene.Authorities have not confirmed what was in the bags, but a bomb squad was called as a precaution.

1:03 am

Witnesses said the man and the woman were armed with rifles while wearing bullet-proof vests.Police later confirmed the shopper’s body was found in aisle 11 of the store and is it believed he opened fire on the pair as he tried to stop their bloody rampage.

1:03 am

These are the two policemen who were killed in yesterday's shooting in Las Vegas.

Alyn Beck, 42 is on the left in the photo below, with Igor Soldo, 32, on the right.

1:18 am

Pauline Pacheco, a shopper saw the armed man and grabbed her father so they could escape from Walmart, 8 News reports.

"We saw when the man was walking, he was shouting, yelling bad words, and suddenly he had a gun," she said. "It was terrible, it was terrible. That man was crazy."

1:49 am

BREAKING: Police in Las Vegas have been asked to shroud their badges in honour of their dead colleagues.